June 14th, 2011 by Titan Bet
Sepp Blatter won an uncontested election for the FIFA Presidency, but this was a lot more stressful for him than may seem. He was the best bet to win which was no surprise as his was the only name on the ballot!
The fallout from Qatar winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup is still ongoing and as a result, people are convinced that there is corruption deep within FIFA.
When Mohammed Bin Hammam of Qatar announced he was going to challenge Blatter for the Presidency, rumours, accusations and allegations began to fly. Bin Hammam was called before FIFA’s ethics committee, following which he promptly withdrew his name from the running.
Senior FIFA member, Jack Warner was also called before the ethics committee and was found guilty of impropriety.
When there is so much money involved, as well as a power struggle, issues such as this are bound to arise. The moment FIFA announced the votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups would be done together; allegations of vote swapping began. Before the announcement of the results there, many bets had already been placed on a Russia-Qatar win.
The whole debacle was embarrassing for FIFA who in turn have ignored the more pressing issues in world football such as introducing live video replays to assist officials in making tough calls.
The important thing now is that the game’s honour is not brought into disrepute for the personal gains of however many or few individuals at HQ.
July 22nd, 2010 by admin
The World Cup is over, and the countdown to Brazil 2014 has already started, but before pointing all the focus back to the domestic leagues, here’s a good opportunity to take a look back on what the experts, aka us, thought and predicted before the start of the biggest sport event on the planet in our World Cup guide:
Let’s start from the top, and Spain were indeed our pick to win it all, although we got some of their rivals wrong along the way, as the following direct quote from our article, dated early June, shows: “1st in Group H. World Champions (beat Portugal in the last 16, Italy in the quarters, Argentina in the semis and Brazil in the finals)”. They did top group H, and beat Portugal in the round of 16, but we didn’t predict Germany’s run, neither did we think that the Netherlands could pull off a shock result against Brazil, despite giving coach Van Marwijk a lot of credit in our article: “Coach Van Marwijk may not be a big name, but he’s doing a fine job sustaining the peace and quiet, and the Orangemen will once again begin their World Cup tournament with high expectations”. All in all a nice job, don’t you think? Read More »
May 11th, 2010 by Lukas B
Titan Bet’s $100 Million Mania has been entertaining viewers throughout England with a series of television commercials directed at sports fans. Don’t worry if you are not residing in England, we have provided a link for you to view it from the comfort of your own home.
The TV commercials have been gaining interest as millions of people have been able to view the video advertisements. Running throughout the build-up to the World Cup, these humorous videos are engaging people of all ages and backgrounds, and bringing great attention to $100 Million Mania – Titan Bet’s multi-million dollar Word Cup challenge. Read More »
